November 19, 2025
Poison: The One That Still Got Away
There’s a gnawing itch in my musical soul that just won’t fade. It’s this: I’ve seen so many of the … Read More “Poison: The One That Still Got Away”
An ode to the magic of Donington Park and Download
Looking back, it all started for me with a battered old VHS tape. AC/DC Live at Donington. I wore that … Read More “An ode to the magic of Donington Park and Download”
April 27, 2025
Fifteen years of Download and it still feels like the first time
You don’t count the years at the Download Festival. You feel them — in your bones, in your soul, in … Read More “Fifteen years of Download and it still feels like the first time”
March 21, 2025
Limp Bizkit – Live at Glasgow, Hydro March 8, 2025
Is it 1999? Have I somehow woken up in my teenage pomp before the world went down the toilet? It’s … Read More “Limp Bizkit – Live at Glasgow, Hydro March 8, 2025”
Crazy Lixx – Thrill of the Bite Review
If you ever needed proof that the ‘80s never truly died, Thrill of the Bite is the irrefutable, iron-clad, smoking-gun evidence, swaggering … Read More “Crazy Lixx – Thrill of the Bite Review”
CRASHDÏET: THE BAND THAT SHOULD HAVE CONQUERED THE WORLD
There are some bands that just seem destined for the big time. The ones with the attitude, the look, and, … Read More “CRASHDÏET: THE BAND THAT SHOULD HAVE CONQUERED THE WORLD”
March 4, 2025
Limp Bizkit: The Godfathers of nu-metal, still rolling and Breaking Stuff
Nu-metal’s finest heading for Glasgow this weekend Let’s get one thing straight: Limp Bizkit are more than a band—they’re a … Read More “Limp Bizkit: The Godfathers of nu-metal, still rolling and Breaking Stuff”
Green Day at Download: Punk royalty finally takes the throne
It’s about time. No, lets go harder than that—it’s long overdue. After decades of setting the world on fire with … Read More “Green Day at Download: Punk royalty finally takes the throne”
100 days till Download 2025
Close your eyes for a moment, and listen. Hear that? That distant, rumbling thunder rolling across the ether? Thundering in … Read More “100 days till Download 2025”
April 4, 2022
Returning to the Promised Land
If you close your eyes right now and listen very carefully you might, just might, be able to hear the … Read More “Returning to the Promised Land”